{
 "answer": "In the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by By-law No. 5072-18 - Town-wide Development Charge By-law, verified 2026-10-23. Payable: Payable in full on first building permit issuance; agreement may allow payment before or later. Services covered: Roads, fire protection, parking, by-law, indoor/outdoor recreation, library, administration, stormwater, wastewater, and water services. Indexing and expiry: Adjusted annually each January commencing Jan 1, 2019 per Statistics Canada Construction Price Statistics Catalogue 62-007.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001657",
 "municipality": "Niagara-on-the-Lake",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.notl.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 5072-18 - Town-wide Development Charge By-law",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-07-16",
   "document_url": "https://www.notl.com/sites/default/files/2022-03/Development%20Charges%20%28By-law%205072-18%29By-law%20No.%205072-18.pdf",
   "summary": "Town-wide DC by-law passed July 16, 2018, in force January 1, 2019, indexed annually each January; repeals By-law 4265-08. Services include roads, fire, parking, by-law, recreation, library, administration, and urban-area stormwater, wastewater and water. Rate schedule not reproduced in this copy.",
   "notes": "Currency unverified.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "61d7c917f674229d412abee2db207756817991984406d0d336da7a3c256726a2",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "5072-18",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/61d7c917f674229d412abee2db207756817991984406d0d336da7a3c256726a2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "services_covered": "Roads, fire protection, parking, by-law, indoor/outdoor recreation, library, administration, stormwater, wastewater, and water services.",
    "exemptions": "Board of education, municipality/local board, farm building, place of worship; industrial expansion ≤50%; one unit on pre-1991 vacant lot; 50% for non-profit special care/retirement homes.",
    "payment_timing": "Payable in full on first building permit issuance; agreement may allow payment before or later.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually each January commencing Jan 1, 2019 per Statistics Canada Construction Price Statistics Catalogue 62-007."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "exemptions": "s. 2(2), (3), (4), (6)",
    "payment_timing": "s. 10(1), (3)",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 14"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/niagara-on-the-lake/development-charges/bylaw-5072-18/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/niagara-on-the-lake/development-charges/"
}